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Sam
Hell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 7, 1944 in Dominican Republic
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1979    1980    1981    1983   
All-Star Selections 1977    1978    1979    1980   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 SEA FL $ 3,790,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1974 30 PHX JL $ 3,790,000 5 7 6 5 6 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
1975 31 DM FL $ 3,790,000 5 6 6 5 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1976 32 DM FL $ 8,750,000 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1977 33 SEA FL $ 8,750,000 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1978 34 SEA FL $ 8,750,000 5 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1979 35 SEA FL $ 8,750,000 5 7 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 7 8 7 4 5 4 9 8 8
1980 36 SEA FL $ 13,500,000 5 7 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 7 8 7 4 4 4 9 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,790,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 13,500,000 5 7 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 7 4 5 5 9 8 8
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 37 SEA FL $ 13,500,000   16 16 15 15 16 15 14 16 15 8 10 9 19 17 18
1982 38 SEA FL $ 4,700,000   14 14 13 13 14 14 12 14 13 7 8 8 17 16 16
1983 39 SEA FL $ 7,270,000   6 6 6 3 5 4 6 8 7 6 7 7 9 7 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,700,000   6 6 6 3 5 4 6 8 7 6 7 7 9 7 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 13,500,000   16 16 15 15 16 15 14 16 15 8 10 9 19 17 18
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 SEA FL 162 606 73 141 14 6 24 80 17 10 50 81 .233 .292 .394 .687 70.3 10.3
1974 30 PHX JL 155 578 100 163 29 9 25 60 24 13 55 87 .282 .353 .493 .846 97.3 21.2
1975 31 PHX JL 95 374 63 106 17 3 16 56 12 10 30 38 .283 .345 .473 .818 56.8 9.5
  DM FL 35 130 16 33 7 0 4 17 4 3 10 15 .254 .319 .400 .719 15.9 1.8
  TOT   130 504 79 139 24 3 20 73 16 13 40 53 .276 .338 .454 .792 72.8 11.3
1976 32 DM FL 117 429 61 134 17 4 18 72 15 18 52 29 .312 .389 .497 .886 74.9 14.9
1977 33 DM FL 53 182 25 58 15 1 5 27 5 3 11 5 .319 .362 .495 .857 29.5 6.7
  SEA FL 88 310 38 74 14 3 12 51 9 6 35 18 .239 .322 .419 .741 42.1 6.9
  TOT   141 492 63 132 29 4 17 78 14 9 46 23 .268 .336 .447 .784 71.6 13.7
1978 34 SEA FL 156 616 95 191 33 5 26 100 0 3 40 30 .310 .356 .506 .862 102.2 21.6
1979 35 SEA FL 147 575 106 189 41 9 31 101 7 5 39 42 .329 .372 .593 .965 116.6 24.7
1980 36 SEA FL 148 577 111 175 34 3 25 109 23 4 49 37 .303 .361 .503 .864 98.1 21.2
1981 37 SEA FL 156 595 88 160 42 8 16 87 19 12 45 51 .269 .327 .447 .774 79.4 13.7
1982 38 SEA FL 141 454 88 137 32 10 17 76 16 10 41 34 .302 .363 .529 .892 79.9 18.3
1983 39 SEA FL 134 495 65 121 25 6 8 59 5 7 30 98 .244 .302 .368 .670 52.6 5.4
11 Years Sim 1587 5921 929 1682 320 67 227 895 156 104 487 565 .284 .344 .476 .819 915.6 176.3
162 Game Average 604 94 171 32 6 23 91 15 10 49 57 .284 .344 .476 .819 93.5  
Career Highs 162 616 111 191 42 10 31 109 24 18 55 98 .329 .389 .593 .965 116.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4136 680 1228 240 48 155 614 121 73 369 444 .297 .360 .491 .850 683.1
vs LH   1785 249 454 80 19 72 281 35 31 118 121 .254 .306 .441 .748 231.3
Home 802 2949 441 838 157 29 105 412 77 56 232 281 .284 .341 .464 .805 440.1
Away 785 2972 488 844 163 38 122 483 79 48 255 284 .284 .347 .488 .834 474.3
RISP   1469 0 427 77 15 60 627 0 0 167 142 .291 .359 .486 .845 251.7
Pinch Hitting   91 19 23 7 1 4 13 2 1 6 13 .253 .299 .484 .782 12.9
Close/Late   736 123 206 36 11 28 103 0 0 86 84 .280 .361 .473 .834 121.5
Mar/Apr 265 1008 156 304 56 9 48 157 33 13 69 93 .302 .350 .518 .868 172.0
May 282 1048 175 319 65 15 41 153 32 12 98 95 .304 .370 .512 .882 185.7
June 262 988 153 274 55 6 38 155 18 24 75 86 .277 .332 .461 .792 140.6
July 266 991 157 264 42 15 36 147 20 19 88 82 .266 .334 .448 .782 140.8
August 276 1022 147 278 51 10 29 154 33 20 78 126 .272 .330 .427 .757 137.5
Sep/Oct 236 864 141 243 51 12 35 129 20 16 79 83 .281 .345 .490 .834 137.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 29 SEA FL CF 144 143 1284.3 375 10 3 9 .992 2.70   2.9
    LF 18 18 156.0 31 1 0 0 1.000 1.85    
1974 30 PHX JL CF 152 150 1315.0 378 9 5 5 .987 2.65   4.0
    LF 2 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46    
1975 31 PHX JL CF 89 86 804.3 220 4 3 1 .987 2.51   2.0
    LF 5 0 13.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.67   0.0
  DM FL CF 33 32 279.1 76 1 1 1 .987 2.48   0.8
    LF 2 0 4.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   CF 122 118 1083.4 296 5 4 2 .987 2.50   2.7
      LF 7 0 18.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .50   0.0
1976 32 DM FL CF 114 110 993.0 274 7 3 1 .989 2.55   2.4
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1977 33 DM FL LF 35 31 269.1 59 2 1 1 .984 2.04   0.7
    CF 18 16 137.4 40 1 0 1 1.000 2.69   0.0
  SEA FL LF 58 52 482.2 107 4 2 1 .982 2.07   2.0
    CF 30 26 246.2 71 2 0 1 1.000 2.67   0.0
  TOT   LF 93 83 751.3 166 6 3 2 .983 2.06   2.7
      CF 48 42 383.6 111 3 0 2 1.000 2.67   0.0
1978 34 SEA FL CF 148 148 1343.3 378 15 10 10 .975 2.63   8.1
    LF 5 0 11.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.79    
1979 35 SEA FL CF 142 139 1223.3 364 12 5 7 .987 2.77   5.3
    LF 5 0 10.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.48    
1980 36 SEA FL CF 143 140 1277.0 378 7 6 3 .985 2.71   5.6
    LF 4 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1981 37 SEA FL CF 149 146 1297.3 427 10 6 2 .986 3.03   5.3
    LF 4 0 4.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1982 38 SEA FL CF 117 93 878.3 322 9 7 5 .979 3.39   3.8
    LF 17 6 75.3 20 2 0 1 1.000 2.63    
    RF 4 4 35.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1983 39 SEA FL CF 127 125 1112.7 370 11 5 3 .987 3.08   3.2
    LF 5 1 15.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.20    
  CF 1406 1354 12191.3 3673 98 54 49 .986 2.78   43.2
  LF 161 108 1056.3 228 10 3 3 .988 2.03   2.7
  RF 4 4 35.0 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.57    
Career Totals   1571 1466 13282.6 3910 109 57 52 .986 2.72   45.8
Career Highs   162 161 1440.3 428 15 10 10 .993 3.30    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 30 PHX JL 4 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 .267 .267 .333 .600
1978 34 SEA FL 5 23 1 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 .391 .417 .609 1.025
1979 35 SEA FL 5 18 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .056 .105 .222 .327
1980 36 SEA FL 11 43 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 .186 .239 .186 .425
1981 37 SEA FL 5 20 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 4 .150 .217 .300 .517
1982 38 SEA FL 5 18 2 7 1 0 2 6 2 0 0 4 .389 .381 .778 1.159
Career Post-Season Batting 35 137 10 32 4 0 5 21 3 2 7 13 .234 .270 .372 .643
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1976-6-.305*
1978-10-.310
1979-5-.329
 On-Base Pct
1976-4-.381*
 Slugging Pct
1978-8-.506
1979-1-.593
1980-10-.503
1982-3-.529
 OPS
1974-10-.846
1976-7-.865*
1978-7-.862
1979-2-.965
1980-8-.864
1982-4-.892
 XR
1974-8-97.3
1978-5-102.2
1979-2-116.6
1980-9-98.1
 Games
1973-1-162
At-Bats
1978-6-616
 Runs
1974-4-100
1978-7-95
1979-4-106
1980-2-111
 Hits
1978-5-191
1979-8-189
 Total Bases
1974-7-285
1978-2-312
1979-2-341
1980-7-290
 Doubles
1979-5-41
1981-5-42
 Triples
1974-6-9
1982-6-10
Homeruns
1978-9-26
1979-2-31
1980-7-25
 RBIs
1978-7-100
1979-3-101
1980-3-109
 Caught Stealing
1973-10-10
1974-7-13
1976-5-18
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 74    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  6. Joe Hardy (896)
  7. Mitchell Page (895)
  8. Adrian Cabrera (888)
  9. Lem Galarraga (887)
  10. Andy Foster (886)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 78th overall pick, by Seattle in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Billy Chapel (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1973, off Haystack Duggeler (SLC)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Des Moines on 4/20/1973
Traded from Seattle to Phoenix on 2/10/1974 (Going to SEA: P I. Guiterrez, P R. Vitiello, CF B. Hall, CF B. Iniguez, P J. Jones. Going to PHX: P L. Gofannon, CF S. Hell, P M. Conley)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1974, hitting .519 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .374 with 7 HR, 14 RBI
Injured on 7/20/1975 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Phoenix to Des Moines on 7/31/1975 (Going to DM: CF S. Hell. Going to PHX: P A. Culionara, CF J. Fitzgerald, RF S. Sakis)
Injured on 4/6/1976 with a Broken Foot, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Des Moines to Seattle on 6/1/1977 (Going to SEA: CF S. Hell. Going to DM: P J. Ramos, P I. Guiterrez)
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 9/10/1977 with a Broken Hand, out for 6 weeks
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 4/9/1979, hitting .485 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/9/1979, hitting .615 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Injured on 7/17/1979 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1979
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Austin on 5/3/1980
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 5/8/1980
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Injured on 7/27/1980 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1980
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1981, hitting .381 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Las Vegas on 9/27/1981
Won Slick Fielder Award at Centerfield in 1981
 
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